People

Neeta Thakur, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine | Department of Medicine: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

Miya Barnett, PhD

Assistant Professor | Department of Counseling Clinical and School Psychology
University of California Santa Barbara

Role in CARE Study

I serve as a Co-Principal Investigator on research projects conducted in partnership with the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics to enhance the implementation of resiliency promoting interventions for young children (ages 0-5) and their caregivers, who have experienced adversity.  

 

Nicki Bush, PhD

Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health | Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Department of Pediatrics
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

Cindy Carvajal, BS

Staff Research Associate | Department of Medicine: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

I am a staff research associate in the CLEAR lab who assembles the biospecimen kits, stores the biospecimens, and processes the biospecimens for plasma, serum, and DNA. I also will run assays to measure stress biomarkers. 

 

Why I'm Excited About CARE

I am excited to use the power of research to help shape early intervention methods for stress in these underserved communities like the ones I grew up in. 

Cindy Curiel

Clinical Research Coordinator
LifeLong Medical William Jenkins Health Center

Role in CARE Study

Rosemarie De La Rosa, PhD

Assistant Professor
University of California Berkeley

Role in CARE Study

Co-Investigator 

 

Why I'm Excited About CARE

I am excited to learn about approaches to reduce and prevent toxic stress from ACEs 

Meghan Evans, B.S.

Graduate Student Researcher | Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) Department
University of California Santa Barbara

Role in CARE Study

Cherri Harris, LVN

Asthma Treatment Services Coordinator | Primary Care Department
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Role in CARE Study

I am a Nurse Study Coordinator. My main role will be specimen collection, and processing.

 

Why I'm Excited About CARE

Lisa James

Director of Health
Family Violence Prevention Fund

Lisa James is Director of Health at the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF). As part of a National Health Initiative on Domestic Violence, Ms. James has collaborated with health care providers, domestic violence experts and health policy makers in 15 states across the U.S. to develop statewide health care responses to domestic violence through training, health policy reform and public education.

Joan Jeung, MD, MPH, MS

HS Clinical Professor | Department of Pediatrics: Division of Developmental Medicine
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Role in CARE Study

Danielle Jones, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Family and Community Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

Co-Principal Investigator -- With our investigator and community partners, co-lead work to understand factors that protect against the impact of childhood adversity on health and the impact of resilience-promoting primary care programs for families. 

 

Maryam Kia-Keating, PhD

Professor | Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology
University of California Santa Barbara

Role in CARE Study

Jackelyn Ledesma

Student Resource Navigator
LifeLong Medical William Jenkins Health Center

Role in CARE Study

I am a student intern and my role in the CARE Study consists of compiling a list of different resources in the Richmond/San Pablo community for community members to have access to.  

 

Why I'm Excited About CARE

Dayna Long, MD

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics | Department of Pediatrics
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Role in CARE Study

Omoniyi Omotoso, MD, MPH, FAAP

Associated Medical Director of Pediatrics
LifeLong Medical William Jenkins Health Center

Role in CARE Study

CARE Program Site Lead at LifeLong William Jenkins Health Center in Richmond

 

Why I’m Excited About CARE

Maria Peña, BA

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student | PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium
Palo Alto University, Stanford University

Role in CARE Study

I’m a clinical psychology graduate student and parent coach delivering ABC to families. I’m part of the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) Program.  

 

Why I’m Excited About CARE

Nai Pharn

Clinical Research Coordinator | Primary Care Department
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Role in CARE Study

I am a clinical research coordinator for the CARE Study at BCH-Oakland's Primary Care Clinic. I am also involved with program coordination for the BCH-Oakland's intervention program: Resilience Clinic alongside Dr. Joan Jeung.

 

Why I'm Excited about CARE

Augustine Provencio

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student (PsyD)
University of San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

I am a clinical psychology doctoral student (PsyD) at the University of San Francisco. I work as a parent coach with the CARE study. In this role, I engage with parents in English and Spanish to foster positive relationships and secure attachments for children.  

 

Ruszel Refuerzo, BS

Staff Research Associate | Department of Medicine: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

RJ is the Staff Research Associate responsible for the biologics of CARE. He designs and optimizes protocols for biospecimen collection and molecular analysis, coordinating directly with the clinical team to advise methods throughout the pipeline.

 

Why I'm Excited About CARE

As a San Francisco native, RJ is passionate about addressing prolonged stress responses in children throughout diverse Bay Area communities using his background in protein chemistry.

Valeria Rojas

Clinical Research Coordinator | Department of Medicine: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

I am a parent coach for the CARE Study whose primary goal is to provide emotional support and feedback to caregivers and encourage positive and nurturing interactions between caregivers and their children

 

Why I'm Excited About CARE

Danielle Roubinov, PhD

Assistant Professor | Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
University of California San Francisco

Role in CARE Study

Andria Ruth, MD

Pediatrician | Associate Program Director, Cottage Children's Medical Center Pediatric Residency
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

Role in CARE Study

I serve as the site PI for the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, where we will have the opportunity to offer a resilience-promoting parenting intervention to families who have been screened for ACEs at their well child visit. 
 

Daniela Sarmiento Hernandez

Graduate Student Researcher | Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) Department
University of California Santa Barbara

Role in CARE Study